SpaceX Performs 550th Falcon 9 Launch Written 23 October 2025
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California carrying 28 Starlink internet satellites, Oct. 22, at 7:16 a.m. PDT. | Credit: Spaceflight Now; YouTube; Framegrab
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched its 550th Falcon 9 mission since the rocket’s debut in 2010. The launch from California added 28 more broadband internet satellites to the company’s Starlink constellation.” The Starlink 11-5 mission was the 95th flight in 2025 supporting the low Earth orbit internet constellation. “Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 7:16 a.m. PDT (10:16 a.m. EDT / 1416 UTC).”
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches on the 11-5 mission (Launch occurs at 30:28 mark).
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